Summing it up Manu Ginobili called it like it was after Monday’s Game 1, allowing that the Spurs hadn’t deserved to win a contest in which they trailed Golden State by 16 with four minutes remaining. The ensuing comeback in double overtime was the first in NBA playoff history under such circumstances. “It’s just one […]
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Two nights after suffering the worst breakdown in NBA playoff history, the Warriors held firm down the stretch to even their Western Conference semifinal series with the Spurs at 1-1. The Warriors blew a 16-point lead with just under four minutes remaining in Monday’s Game 1. They saw their 20-point lead cut to as little […]
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Even before Klay Thompson fouled out of Game 1 on Monday night, Spurs point guard Tony Parker swears the looks were there. True, a bigger longer defender does take away some things, such as the teardrop shot Parker tried to claim a copyright on after Wednesday morning’s shootaround. But there were still points to be […]
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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has a modest objective against Golden State tonight in Game 2. “We’d like to figure out how to hold (Stephen) Curry under 40 (points),” he said. “I have like 10 phone calls out to people asking for suggestions. He’s unbelievable.” If that’s the standard for victory, the Spurs might be all […]
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It wasn’t quite the Michael Jordan Flu Game. Indeed, Tim Duncan was on the court for a grand total of seven seconds down the stretch as the Spurs fought back in Monday’s Game 1 from a 16-point deficit in the final four minutes of regulation before stunning Golden State in double overtime. Not because he […]
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Stephen Curry’s final line in Game 1 (44 points, 18-for-35 shooting, 11 assists) would seem to indicate a poor defensive effort by the Spurs. Make no mistake: At times, it was. But from the fourth quarter on, the Spurs generally kept him bottled up as they roared back from 16 down to force overtime before […]
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Manu Ginobili hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left in the second overtime, giving the Spurs a remarkable victory over the Warriors in Game 1 of this Western Conference semifinal series. The Spurs had trailed by 16 with 3:57 left in regulation, by five early in the first overtime, and then by one with […]
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Four mornings have passed since the Spurs discovered their opponent in the Western Conference semifinals would be the Golden State Warriors. The idle chatter during that idle stretch has sounded a little like Jan Brady complaining about her older sister. Instead of “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” it has been “Steph Curry, Steph Curry, Steph Curry.” Spurs […]
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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has been quick to dismiss any notion that the Warriors are a postseason Cinderella, akin to the Davidson squad Stephen Curry led to a series of upsets in the 2008 NCAA tournament. The Warriors are a good team, not a dangerous team, and that is a key distinction to Popovich. ”That means […]
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By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer In the least surprising result since last year’s NBA Most Valuable Player balloting, Miami forward LeBron James won his fourth MVP trophy in a landslide Sunday, earning all but one first-place vote. The Spurs, meanwhile, placed two players in the top seven for the first time in 15 years. Point […]
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